tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226690016900160196.post4323316016206833768..comments2018-03-19T09:26:02.146-04:00Comments on Legal History Blog: New Paper: Law as Public History in the Seattle School Caseernsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05785634201759560130noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226690016900160196.post-65975104704393616072007-07-26T21:15:00.000-04:002007-07-26T21:15:00.000-04:00I'd love to read such a book! I'm a lawyer and wor...I'd love to read such a book! I'm a lawyer and work for the highest criminal court in my state. But my academic background is in history. I've always been disappointed with how judges use history.Trevorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023140282959806617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226690016900160196.post-83891940329139067792007-07-02T15:19:00.000-04:002007-07-02T15:19:00.000-04:00Yes, absolutely--that would be an absolutely aweso...Yes, absolutely--that would be an absolutely awesome book. History according to the Supreme Court. We're all looking forward to your talk in Tuscaloosa.Alfred Brophyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604780839695672110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226690016900160196.post-80824480069451500732007-07-02T12:00:00.000-04:002007-07-02T12:00:00.000-04:00Al, thanks for your note. Wouldn't it be interest...Al, thanks for your note. Wouldn't it be interesting to write a history book that is history according to the way it looks (is re-written) in Supreme Court opinions? I look forward to talking with you & your colleagues about all of this in Alabama.Mary L. Dudziakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17607431773053262679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226690016900160196.post-18837199676675986172007-07-02T11:01:00.000-04:002007-07-02T11:01:00.000-04:00Love this, Mary. We also ought to remember that j...Love this, Mary. We also ought to remember that judges sometimes speak of their opinions as monuments. And wasn't it Justice Johnson who wrote that he was groping about in a labyrinth for precedent to guide him?<BR/><BR/><I>Dred Scott</I>'s a great example of an opinion that reflects a particular understanding of history and attempts to shape subsequent understanding as well. Over time we end up with a very strange world--of the United States Reports containing monuments to different, contradictory eras.Alfred Brophyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604780839695672110noreply@blogger.com